2022 NFL Schedule Release: Highlighting key dates

The NFL's announcement of its 2022 regular-season schedule Thursday night marks the unofficial countdown to Game 1 on Sept. 8.   It is a time when all 32 teams have high hopes for what the brand new season has in store.   With fans of every team clamouring to see what their club’s schedule looks like, here are some of the more anticipated games for the 2022 season:

Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams Week 1 - Thursday, Sept. 8   The Buffalo Bills get to take the first shot at the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams to start the NFL season.   The Bills upgraded by adding LB Von Miller from the Rams in the off-season.   The Rams replaced Miller by signing pro-bowl LB Bobby Wagner from the Seattle Seahawks and WR Allen Robinson from the Chicago Bears after losing free agent Odell Beckham Jr. to a torn ACL.  Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks Week 1 - Monday, Sept. 12   Quarterback Russell Wilson won't have to wait long to make his return to the NFL city where he made his name.   His new team, the Denver Broncos, kicks off their season in Seattle in what should be an emotional affair for the quarterback who led the Seahawks to two consecutive Super Bowls, winning one of them in 2014.   The 33-year-old was a nine-time pro-bowler with the Seahawks and was named to the AP All-Pro team as the second-team quarterback behind Baltimore Raven Lamar Jackson in 2019.  Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 3 - Sunday Sept. 25   Two of the best quarterbacks of all time go at it as Aaron Rodgers' Green Bay Packers visit Tom Brady's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.   Rodgers is looking to get his Packers over the postseason hump after losing in the NFC Divisional Round to the San Francisco 49ers last season and twice in the NFC